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Muni suffers widespread delays due to switch issue at Castro Station

A switch issue at a Muni station caused subway service delays and triggered a severe traffic alert Tuesday morning, officials said.

A switch issue at a Muni station caused subway service delays and...

A switch issue at a Muni station caused subway service delays in San Francisco and triggered a severe traffic alert for about an hour Tuesday morning, officials said.

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency reported the problem at Castro Station shortly before 8:45 a.m.

Buses were being provided for the K-Ingleside, L-Taraval and M-Ocean View lines between the West Portal and Van Ness stations until the issue is resolved. Subway trains operating in manual mode caused heavy congestion as they slowed to a crawl near Castro Station.